Round 7: GE. build in Romania 2 tanks and mech. infantry, Germany tank and 2 troopers, Western Germany tank and 2 troopers. Germany will hunker down, in the west & south, but, for the east it needs to attack, in order to win this game. Trooper from Hungary heads to Greece, to release from garrison duties a mech. infantry & gun. Forces from Atlantic Wall & France attack the British Forces in Denmark, while units are juggled around, to fill in the gaps in the Atlantic Wall. Denmark is retaken, with IPCs lost GE. 3, &, British 10. The Atlantic Wall is restored!(sans Norway).
Meanwhile forces from Germany, go to help garrison Poland & Baltic States, while forces in Eastern Poland for no lost, take over Belarus. Also forces from Bessarabia & Romania try again to take both Ukraine areas, , both fall!, the road to Stalingrad is opened & Mid-East(not much of a reserve left but the Soviets are in worst shape). IPCs lost GE. 17 & Soviets 29.
Iraq trooper in Egypt moves & retakes undefended It. occupied Alexandria. Two Brazilian troopers board U.S. transport from British Guiana. Also 2 Persian troopers head to reinforce Soviet Caucasus(on the side of the Allies), &, Iraq trooper enters Persia(on way to Caucasus).
U.S.S.R. builds a T.B., 2 tanks, 2 mech. infantry, 1 gun, &, 4 troopers. Soviets must Attack, Attack , &, Attack! to stop the German blitz, everything is retaken, but, Bessarabia & Eastern Poland. Only 4 units (not counting new purchases) are left on the board of a trooper, 2 tanks, &, fighter. Soviets need Western Allies to land in Europe again this turn.
U.S.A. builds minor industrial complex in Norway, 3 transports, 4 tanks, &, mech. infantry & gun. Fleet leaves Norway & goes to off Germany, shells & lands forces with air attack(T.B. from A.C., survives A.A. fire), and, Germany falls! Another fighter from A.C. destroys gun in Poland(it is also lost), while from Norway 2 mechanical infantries arrive in Soviet Leningrad. Keeping GE. is another thing, more like a big raid, still it dilute & wastes Axis manpower to retake it.
Fighter & T.B. arrive in U.K. from East Coat, while bombers from U.K. & East Coast bomb & wipe out all defenders(2 troopers & mech. infantry) in Holland, for no losses. Bombers land in U.K. waiting for next raid.
U.S. tanks roll into & free Tunisia undefended by the occupying Italians, &, transport leaves S. America & heads for N. Africa(with 2 troopers from Brazil), along with transport from East Coast(with trooper & gun). IPCs lost U.S. 17 & GE. 31.
British Empire builds 2 tanks, 3 trooper, fighter, &, transport. S. African trooper arrives in Sudan, heading for Egypt. Fleet sans a DD(stays off Malta) goes to waters off S. France, while transport goes to Egypt & picks up Iraq trooper, returns and lands it, in Italian occupied undefended Malta. Meanwhile a DD & 2 transports in English Channel lands trooper & 2 tanks onto Normandy. While from U.K. 2 fighters & A.C.(off S. France) a fighter & T.B. join the attack, versus, GE.4 troopers, tank, &, T.B. Normandy falls!, for a lost of a trooper & fighter only. Also another trooper lands in undefended GE. occupied Holland.
Finally trooper from W. India heads for Eastern Front via Persia. IPCs lost British 13 & GE. 29.
It. builds 2 tanks. Using fighter & T.B. from S. Italy & S. Germany, and, armor from Yugoslavia & N. Italy. Now It. forces attack occupied Germany, versus, U.S. trooper, gun, &, 2 tanks. Losses all but a It. tank, Germany is back in the game!
Meanwhile trooper enter Albania to garrison it, IPCs lost It. 27, &, U.S. 19.
France cannot build & has no units.
Round Eight: GE. builds(note to keep the game going, I let GE. keep the 47 IPCs they earned in round seven, if not, then it would not be worth playing round eight), for defense only. For France, W. Germany, Germany, &, Romania three troopers are built(a tank & gun is also built for W. Germany).
Hopefully with limited offensive movements, will give GE. time to build up an adequate defense. GE. retakes Baltic States & Uk. (with total of four conquest in U.S.S.R., with only one unit in each one for defense, to buy time in order to build up local units, &, a geographic buffer against the oncoming Soviet forces). Also retake Holland for no lost, a gun & mech. infantry leave Denmark for Germany, and, the final IPCs lost GE. 12, British 3, &, Soviets 21.
U.S.S.R. builds transport, fighter, tank, 4 mechanical infantry, &, 2 guns. Forces from Russia retake Uk., thus blocking GE. drive to the Caucasus, along with Baltic States, &, Eastern Poland retaken. All that in not retaken of the U.S.S.R. is Bessarabia, &, the Axis no longer has any units to spare for the Eastern Front. Losses IPCs Soviets 20, &, GE. 23.
Trooper from Iraq moves to Syria, while 2 troopers from Persia enters Caucasus heading for Eastern Front.
U.S.A. builds 3 tanks in Norway, &, 2 troopers, mech. infantry, 2 gun, T.B., &, 2 bombers in East Coast. Four bombers, T.B., &, fighter, attack GE. forces in France & Holland. All Axis units of 5 troopers & tank destroyed for a lost of U.S. bomber & T.B.(bombers land in Norway & fighter on A.C. in Danish Straits). Two mechanical infantry off Leningrad roll into undefended occupied Poland(Poland the first occupied Allied nation is freed!).
Also U.S. fleet in Danish Straits lands 3 tanks in Poland, while 2 transports leave fleet to return to East Coast. Losses IPCs U.S.A. 23 & GE. 21.
Off East Coast transport leaves with mech. infantry & gun for N. Africa, meanwhile from Tunisia a tank rolls into undefended It. Libya & Tobruk. Also a second tank boards a British transport off Libya & a fighter lands in Algeria(from East Coast). Africa is Axis Free!
Off S. France a U.S transport lands trooper & gun, versus, It. 2 troopers & gun, losses a trooper & gun each side. Losses IPCs 7 each side. Also another 2 transport arrive off S. France.
Brazilian 3 troopers debark off U.S. transports onto S. France, versus, It. trooper. S. France is freed for no lose(It. losses 3 IPCs).
British Empire builds fighter, T.B., 2 troopers, &, 2 tanks. Trooper from Sudan reaches Egypt, from India reaches Persia, &, from Malta DD & transport with trooper to land on undefended Sicily(Sicily falls!). From Normandy 2 tanks roll through undefended France & attack in N. Italy, along with T.B. and fighter from A.C. off S. France & another fighter from U.K.(no lost due to A.A. fire), versus, It. tank, gun, & , 2 troopers. Lost British T.B. & fighter, &, It. lose all units, N. Italy falls! IPCs losses British Empire 23, &, Italy 16. Remaining fighter returns to A.C.
From U.K. 3 transports with DD escort land in undefended Holland, a trooper(Holland falls!). Also the fleet moves to off Germany & lands 2 troopers, gun, &, 2 tanks(with fighter from U.K., no A.A. lost), versus, GE. 3 troopers, mech. infantry, &, gun. Losses British fighter & trooper(13 IPCs), & GE. all(17 IPCs). Germany goes down again!
Italy builds 2 troopers & tank. Using forces from W. Germany & Southern Italy, 4 troopers & tank versus British 2 tanks in occupied Northern Italy. Losses It. 2 troopers(6 IPCS) & Brits. 2 tanks(12 IPCs), Northern Italy is freed!
France builds 2 Mech. Infantry & 2 guns. Forces(built from a one time bonus of 12 IPCs) in France attack W. Germany, tank & 2 troopers versus GE. 3 troopers, gun, &, tank. Losses Fr. all(12 IPCs) & GE. 2 troopers & gun(10 IPCs). Losses are quite acceptable, as this weakens any German attempt, to try to retake Berlin using forces based in W. Germany.
Round Nine: GE. cannot build, sans a trooper all forces abandon Demark & leave Western Germany, to move to N. Italy. Along with a trooper from Yugoslavia moves to N. Italy. While forces leave Greece for N. Italy, while Bulgarian trooper enters Greece, &, troopers from Romania enter Bulgaria & Hungary.
It seems that N. Italy is the last stand for the Germans.
Soviets build 3 troopers, gun, mech. infantry, tank, bomber, &, C. Transport moves to Sea Zone #125. Forces retake undefended Bessarabia(the Soviet Union is finally free of any Axis presence!), along with Romania & Hungary. IPCs lost Soviets 4 & GE. 6.
U.S.A. builds naval & air base & A.A. gun in Norway,&, 3 fighters. Transport leaves S. France & goes to Libya(another transport leaves instead for East Coast), where 2 tanks board it(one tank came from Tobruk), while 2 transports leave East Coast(2 troopers, gun, &, mech. infantry) for Med. Sea. Also T.B. lands in Algeria, &, 2 bombers land in Libya, flying from East Coast.
While transport off Gibraltar lands a mech. infantry & gun onto S. Italy, with air cover of 3 bombers from Norway & T.B. from A.C. in Danish Straits(no lost due to A.A. fire), versus, It. 2 troopers & gun. Losses all It.(12 IPCs), &, U.S. a bomber & T.B.(23 IPCs), surviving air lands in Sicily. Rome falls!
Forces in Poland take over undefended Southern Germany, Danish Straits fleet picks up 3 tanks in Norway, lands one in undefended Denmark, &, 2 in Western Germany for no lost(IPCs lost GE. 3).
Meanwhile Brazilian trooper invades N. Italy, from S. France, losses a trooper each side(3 IPCs), this attack was just to wear out the defenders(GE. tank, mech. infantry, &, It. 2 troopers & tank are still there).
British Empire builds minor industrial complex, air & naval base, &, A.A. gun for W. India, air base & A.A. gun for S. Africa, &, BB & mech. infantry. Transport land from U.K. to Normandy 2 troopers & 2 tanks. Trooper from Egypt moves to Alexandria & another arrives N.W. Persia from Persia. Also 2 Persian troopers arrive to Rostov from the Caucasus.
Transport from Sicily lands trooper onto N. Italy with fighter from A.C. off S. France, also fighter & T.B. from U.K., and, 2 tanks from Germany, versus, GE. tank & mech. infantry, and, It. 2 troopers & tank(no losses due to A.A. fire). N. Italy falls!, only 2 British tanks survive the battle. Losses British IPCs 34, &, GE. 10 & It. 12.
Italy cannot build, trooper in Albania stays put, except for Sardinia there is not much left of “The New Roman Empire”.
France builds fighter, &, tank. Moves from France(2 mech. infantry & 2 guns) to occupied Yugoslavia, versus, GE. gun & mech. infantry.
Losses IPCs Fr. 4 & GE. 7, Yugoslavia is freed!
Bulgaria trooper leaves Greece(Greece is freed, cause Bulgaria joins the Allies), &, trooper returns to Bulgaria. Remaining GE. & It. trooper in Balkans surrender.
Next final thoughts on R.R.
Pellulo

@kyledavis97 Hey Kyle, I live in Seattle and I love playing in person games. Myself and three others get together every few weeks for a game in Sammamish. What versions of A&A do you prefer? And is the eastside too far to travel? We would definitely be down to add another to our group

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 5 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq Combat - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 27 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 7 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima Place Units - ANZAC 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in New South Wales Turn Complete - ANZAC Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 64 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6,1,3,6,5,1,3 ANZAC collect 3 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 3 PUs Combat Move - French 1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Morocco Non Combat Move - French Turn Complete - French

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@SuperbattleshipYamato said in France/Anzac Questions In North Africa:

@FranceNeedsMorePower

Maybe you can house rule it with Global 1940 units and painted ANZAC units.

I think it’s fine though since ANZAC units in the West basically fought under the same command as British troops. It was only in the Pacific, where forces were larger, did they have more autonomy (of sorts).

I am fairly certain that ANZAC forces (those that remain anyway, as most are now gone to the Pacific) are already built into the British “force pool.” Adding more units is an advantage for the UK player that doesn’t make sense. For that matter, the ANZAC optional rule is pretty ahistorical. Let me be clear. There is no historical precedent for there to be any additional ANZAC ground forces (certainly not enough amount to one or more infantry units at this scale) coming to the European Theatre, All but one division, the 9th, will be gone shortly after the game begins, and the 9th will begin redeploying to the Pacific before the game ends. If anything the UK should be losing troops. In game terms probably not actually removing any units because they’re more or less being replaced buy other British and Commonwealth units.

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 5

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World At War

Game History

Round: 5 Combat Move - Germans 2 Tanks moved from Languedoc to Brittany 4 Infantrys moved from Paris to Normandy 1 Infantry moved from Picardy to Belgium 2 Infantrys moved from Rhine to Belgium 2 Infantrys moved from Rhine to Netherlands 1 Stuka moved from Paris to Normandy 1 Stuka moved from Rhine to Normandy 2 Adv.Fighters and 2 Fighters moved from 22 Sea Zone to Belgium 1 Adv.Fighter and 1 Fighter moved from 22 Sea Zone to Netherlands 1 Bomber moved from Hamburg to 53 Sea Zone 1 Stuka moved from Brest to 53 Sea Zone 1 Stuka moved from Bohemia to 53 Sea Zone 1 Infantry moved from East Prussia to Latvia Germans take Latvia from Russians 2 Artillerys and 6 Infantrys moved from Nordland to Finnmark 1 Tank moved from Vinnytsia to Crimea Germans take Crimea from Russians Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 Adv.Fighters, 1 Carrier, 31 Infantrys and 2 Stukas; Remaining resources: 4 PUs; Combat - Germans Battle in Netherlands Germans attack with 1 Adv.Fighter, 1 Fighter and 2 Infantrys British defend with 1 Infantry Germans roll dice for 1 Adv.Fighter, 1 Fighter and 2 Infantrys in Netherlands, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1,17 expected hits British roll dice for 1 Infantry in Netherlands, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the Germans lost in Netherlands Germans roll dice for 1 Adv.Fighter, 1 Fighter and 1 Infantry in Netherlands, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1,00 expected hits British roll dice for 1 Infantry in Netherlands, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the Germans lost in Netherlands 1 Infantry owned by the British lost in Netherlands Germans win with 1 Adv.Fighter and 1 Fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2 Casualties for Germans: 2 Infantrys Casualties for British: 1 Infantry Battle in Belgium Germans attack with 2 Adv.Fighters, 2 Fighters and 3 Infantrys British defend with 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry Germans roll dice for 2 Adv.Fighters, 2 Fighters and 3 Infantrys in Belgium, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 2,17 expected hits British roll dice for 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry in Belgium, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the British lost in Belgium Germans roll dice for 2 Adv.Fighters, 2 Fighters and 3 Infantrys in Belgium, round 3 : 3/7 hits, 2,17 expected hits British roll dice for 1 Artillery in Belgium, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belgium 1 Artillery owned by the British lost in Belgium Germans win, taking Belgium from British with 2 Adv.Fighters, 2 Fighters and 2 Infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for British: 1 Artillery and 1 Infantry Casualties for Germans: 1 Infantry Battle in Finnmark Germans attack with 2 Artillerys and 6 Infantrys Neutral defend with 1 Infantry Germans roll dice for 2 Artillerys and 6 Infantrys in Finnmark, round 2 : 2/8 hits, 2,00 expected hits Neutral roll dice for 1 Infantry in Finnmark, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the Neutral lost in Finnmark Germans loses 0 PUs for violating Finnmarks neutrality. Germans win, taking Finnmark from Neutral with 2 Artillerys and 6 Infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Neutral: 1 Infantry Battle in Brittany Germans attack with 2 Tanks French defend with 1 AAGun and 1 Artillery Germans roll dice for 2 Tanks in Brittany, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1,00 expected hits French roll dice for 1 Artillery in Brittany, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 Tank owned by the Germans lost in Brittany 1 Artillery owned by the French lost in Brittany Germans win, taking Brittany from French with 1 Tank remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1 Casualties for Germans: 1 Tank Casualties for French: 1 Artillery Battle in Normandy Germans attack with 4 Infantrys and 2 Stukas French defend with 1 Factory and 3 Infantrys Germans roll dice for 4 Infantrys and 2 Stukas in Normandy, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2,00 expected hits French roll dice for 3 Infantrys in Normandy, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1,00 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy 2 Infantrys owned by the French lost in Normandy Germans roll dice for 3 Infantrys and 2 Stukas in Normandy, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 1,83 expected hits French roll dice for 1 Infantry in Normandy, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 Infantry owned by the French lost in Normandy Germans win, taking Normandy from French with 3 Infantrys and 2 Stukas remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 Infantry Casualties for French: 3 Infantrys Battle in 53 Sea Zone Germans attack with 1 Bomber and 2 Stukas Russians defend with 1 Destroyer, 1 Submarine and 1 Transport Germans roll dice for 1 Bomber and 2 Stukas in 53 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1,67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 Destroyer and 1 Transport in 53 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0,50 expected hits 1 Transport owned by the Russians, 1 Submarine owned by the Russians and 1 Destroyer owned by the Russians lost in 53 Sea Zone Germans win with 1 Bomber and 2 Stukas remaining. Battle score for attacker is 21 Casualties for Russians: 1 Destroyer, 1 Submarine and 1 Transport Non Combat Move - Germans 1 Bomber moved from 53 Sea Zone to E.Romania 1 Stuka moved from 53 Sea Zone to E.Romania 1 Stuka moved from 53 Sea Zone to E.Romania 1 Adv.Fighter and 1 Fighter moved from Netherlands to 22 Sea Zone 2 Adv.Fighters and 2 Fighters moved from Belgium to 22 Sea Zone 1 Artillery moved from Picardy to Paris 1 Infantry moved from Paris to Picardy 3 Infantrys moved from Paris to Orleanais 1 Infantry moved from Languedoc to Orleanais 2 Stukas moved from Normandy to Paris 2 Infantrys moved from Hamburg to 22 Sea Zone 1 Infantry moved from Denmark to 22 Sea Zone 1 Infantry moved from Denmark to 22 Sea Zone 4 Infantrys moved from 22 Sea Zone to Oslo 1 Infantry moved from East Prussia to Lithuania 1 Infantry moved from Brest to East Prussia 3 Tanks moved from Krakow to Vinnytsia 3 Tanks moved from Bohemia to Vinnytsia 4 Infantrys moved from Warsaw to Brest 1 Infantry moved from Bohemia to Krakow 1 Tank moved from Bavaria to Krakow 7 Mech.Infs moved from Bavaria to Vinnytsia 7 ArmoredCars and 10 Tanks moved from Lorraine to Bohemia 1 Infantry moved from East Prussia to 24 Sea Zone 1 Infantry moved from 24 Sea Zone to Upper Norrland 1 Infantry moved from Brest to East Prussia Place Units - Germans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 43 Sea Zone: 2 Transports EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 45 Sea Zone: 1 Destroyer and 4 Submarines EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from 46 Sea Zone: 1 Transport EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 46 Sea Zone: 1 Destroyer, 4 Submarines and 2 Transports EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turning off Edit Mode Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to 46 Sea Zone: 1 Transport EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 2 Adv.Fighters and 1 Carrier placed in 22 Sea Zone 3 Infantrys placed in Hamburg 4 Infantrys placed in Vinnytsia 4 Infantrys placed in Warsaw 3 Infantrys placed in Danzig 5 Infantrys placed in Bohemia 8 Infantrys placed in Paris 4 Infantrys placed in Rhine 2 Stukas placed in Bavaria Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 119 PUs; end with 123 PUs Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Vinnytsia: 5 Mech.Infs EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Brest: 5 Mech.Infs EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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French regular : 0,33 Russians regular : -0,50 Germans regular : 1,00 Neutral regular : -0,33 British regular : 1,33

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 2 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 infantry moved from New Guinea to Dutch New Guinea ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch 1 infantry moved from New Guinea to 55 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 55 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 59 Sea Zone to Java ANZAC take Java from Dutch 1 submarine moved from 64 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 64 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland Place Units - ANZAC 3 infantry placed in New South Wales Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 15 PUs Politics - French French takes Political Action: Political Action French To War With Japanese French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied Combat Move - French Non Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt 1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa 1 fighter moved from Iceland to United Kingdom 1 destroyer moved from 83 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone Turn Complete - French

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@666 Assumed no scramble to Normandy.

@crockett36 No intercept, thanks